Plan to reduce hospital refusals draws mixed response

Plan to reduce hospital refusals draws mixed response

The health care sector largely welcomed government plans to change the current emergency transfer system for ambulances, though doctors remained skeptical saying more must be done to address shortages and legal issues. The Ministry of Health an Welfare announced Wednesday that it will launch a three-month pilot program in March across the Jeolla provinces and Gwangju, allowing ambulances to take emergency patients directly to designated hospitals according to the severity of their condition. The

By The Korea Herald